Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving
from me and my family to yours.
Thanksgiving is about saying thanks.
I would like to challenge you, and if it is just for the rest of the month of October, not just to use Thanksgiving as a day to say thanks, but to make it a daily habit.
Make gratitude a daily habit.
Many people will now say that there is nothing to be thankful or grateful for: the economy is not good, news are bad, something is going on with a family member, work is not great, there is not enough money, grocery prices are skyrocketing and the list goes on and on.
However, if you just think for a moment of all the things you can and should be grateful for: being alive, being able to see, walk, breath, hear, the wonderful animals in your life, the meal you just had, the cloths you are wearing, yes, maybe these are not the ones you want but you still have cloth to wear.
I am now back on the road with my animal family and I tell you, when you are living with pretty much nothing, there is so much more you are grateful for, for example that it is dry outside, you have a bit of water to wash your hands, the heater you can turn on at night when it is cold. the extra blankets to keep your animal family members warm, comfortable and cozy, a safe parking spot for the night, work you are looking forward to, a shower and the list goes on and on.
If it is still difficult for you to come up with something to be grateful for, how about this: every time you do something, be grateful for doing it, for example: being able to walk up the stairs, having a car that you are driving to work or go shopping with, having had the money to buy what you just bought, a friend that called, the food you just ate and especially be grateful for and to the animal(s) that is sharing his or her live with you and please be aware that this animal is giving his or her entire life to you.
Be grateful to and for the animals in your life, everyday, and your life and the life of your wonderful animal companion(s) will be transformed.
Happy Thanksgiving, blessings and health.
Claudia and family.
I am so glad to meet you Claudia. I needed to meet someone like you today.
I had a precious skunk when I was growing up.
I am 81 years old now and don’t feel like it.
I have raised alot of baby coons when something happened to their mother. They are the sweetest little animal. As they got a little older I would give them a half of a banana for a treat. They sit right down and held in their little hands and ate it.
The males would leave before the females. They would come back and visit for a long time. I never fed them after they were ready to be out on their own.
One year I raised a little possum that fell off of his mother’s back when she was running across the road in front of be in the rain. She stayed several months. In the spring I heard a noise on the porch and here she was with a young one that had a cut on her leg. I fed them both and put medicine on the young ones leg and put them in a shed where I could check the leg every day for about a week. I gave them fresh water and food one morning as it was time for them to leave,I left the shed door open and went back in the house and watched. They came to the shed door several times then finally came out and started running back to the timber. The mother would get ahead of the young one and then stop and wait for her to catch up. It was a beautiful sight.
I thank you for taking up your time. It is just so good to know their are people still around who care about all animals as well as our domestic animals. Thank you, Ruby Ellis
Hi Ruby,
Many thanks for all you have done and are doing for the animals. I know how much they appreciated it
Animals are so wonderful.
Blessings and health.